The Saga of Bjorn

For a baby gift, my sister Cathy and her husband Tim bought us something they felt would be extremely useful: a "Baby Bjorn", a baby carrier device which is apparently quite popular with parents worldwide (geez, I sound like an adverisement).

They bought this thing back in late June and attempted to send it to us in Paris. When it didn't show after several weeks, we determined that the package had made it all the way to French customs, then had mysteriously disappeared. For several months, we assumed that it had been stolen by some French customs agent who was either in need of a stylish baby carrier or who intended to sell it in the shady underworld of the baby product blackmarket. We were all pleasantly shocked when it showed up returned to my sister's house a few days ago. Anyways, she rapidly sent the package out to us in Boston, and now we're proud owners of the Baby Bjorn. I even figured out how to put it together after only 30 minutes!